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Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions (Sections 1 - 2004)
Chapter 12 - Virgin Islands [1954] (Sections 1541 - 1645)
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS CHAPTER 12 - 1954 - Table Of Contents |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
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SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
| Sec. | |
| 1541. | Organization and status. |
| 1542. | Voting franchise; discrimination prohibited. |
| 1543. | United States citizenship requirement for government officials. |
| 1544. | Reports by Governor; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Interior; exceptions. |
| 1545. | Lease and sale of public property; conveyance of title in certain lands to the government of Virgin Islands. |
| 1546. | Authorization of appropriations. |
SUBCHAPTER II—BILL OF RIGHTS
| 1561. | Rights and prohibitions. |
SUBCHAPTER III—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
| 1571. | Legislature. |
| 1572. | Legislators. |
| 1573. | Time, frequency, and duration of regular sessions; special sessions; place of holding. |
| 1574. | Legislative powers and activities. |
| 1574–1. | Applicability of laws referred to in section 502(a)(1) of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. |
| 1574a. | Revenue bonds or other obligations. |
| 1574b. | Federal guarantee for issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations. |
| 1574c. | Priority for payment of principal and interest of revenue bonds or other obligations. |
| 1574d. | Repealed. |
| 1575. | Legislative procedure. |
| 1576. | General elections; time; transfer of Council functions, property, etc. |
SUBCHAPTER IV—EXECUTIVE BRANCH
| 1591. | Governor and Lieutenant Governor; election; eligibility; official residence; powers and duties; report. |
| 1592. | Repealed. |
| 1593. | Initiative and recall. |
| 1594. | Repealed. |
| 1595. | Vacancy in office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor. |
| 1596. | Repealed. |
| 1597. | Reorganization of government. |
| 1598. | Omitted. |
| 1599. | Transfer of functions from government comptroller for Virgin Islands to Inspector General, Department of the Interior. |
SUBCHAPTER V—JUDICIAL BRANCH
| 1611. | District Court of Virgin Islands; local courts; jurisdiction; practice and procedure. |
| 1612. | Jurisdiction of District Court. |
| 1613. | Relations between courts of United States and courts of Virgin Islands; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; reports to Congress; rules. |
| 1613a. | Appellate jurisdiction of District Court; procedure; review by United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; rules; appeals to appellate court. |
| 1614. | Judges of District Court. |
| 1615. | Judicial divisions. |
| 1616. | Trial by jury. |
| 1617. | United States attorney; appointment; duties. |
SUBCHAPTER VI—SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS
| 1631. | Establishment and maintenance; scope. |
| 1632. | Repealed. |
SUBCHAPTER VII—FISCAL PROVISIONS
| 1641. | Method of payment of official salaries. |
| 1642. | Use of certain proceeds for expenditure; income tax obligations of inhabitants. |
| 1642a. | Availability of collected customs duties for expenditures as Legislature may provide. |
| 1643. | Import provisions with respect to trade-marks. |
| 1644. | Import duties on articles entering United States or possessions from Virgin Islands. |
| 1645. | Remittance of duties, taxes, and fees to be collected in next fiscal year; authorization, prerequisites, amount, etc. |
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